Ventolin and Sedation - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Sedation is reported as a side effect among people who take Ventolin (albuterol), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 2 years also take Atrovent, and have Stress and anxiety.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Sedation when taking Ventolin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 50,731 people who have side effects when taking Ventolin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Ventolin?

Ventolin has active ingredients of albuterol. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 51,849 Ventolin users. Check the latest studies of Ventolin.

What is Sedation?

Sedation is found to be associated with 1,331 drugs and 1,287 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Sedation.



On Jul, 10, 2026

50,731 people reported to have side effects when taking Ventolin.
Among them, 72 people (0.14%) have Sedation.

Could Ventolin cause Sedation?

Among these 72 people:

How long have people been on Ventolin when they have Sedation? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 100 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Sedation when taking Ventolin? *

  • female: 67.14 %
  • male: 32.86 %

What is the age of people who have Sedation when taking Ventolin? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 4.55 %
  • 10-19: 3.03 %
  • 20-29: 6.06 %
  • 30-39: 9.09 %
  • 40-49: 12.12 %
  • 50-59: 13.64 %
  • 60+: 51.52 %

What are other drugs people take besides Ventolin? *

  1. Atrovent: 12 people, 16.67%
  2. Symbicort: 10 people, 13.89%
  3. Serevent: 8 people, 11.11%
  4. Lasix: 6 people, 8.33%
  5. Flovent: 6 people, 8.33%
  6. Prilosec: 6 people, 8.33%
  7. Singulair: 5 people, 6.94%
  8. Paracetamol: 5 people, 6.94%
  9. Xanax: 5 people, 6.94%
  10. Valium: 5 people, 6.94%

What are other side effects people have besides Sedation? *

  1. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 13 people, 18.06%
  2. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 11 people, 15.28%
  3. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 8 people, 11.11%
  4. Confusion: 8 people, 11.11%
  5. Fall: 7 people, 9.72%
  6. Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body): 7 people, 9.72%
  7. Stress And Anxiety: 7 people, 9.72%
  8. Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 7 people, 9.72%
  9. Gallstones (stone formation by bile component): 6 people, 8.33%
  10. Hallucinations (sensations that appear real but are created by your mind): 6 people, 8.33%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Stress And Anxiety: 10 people, 13.89%
  2. Migraine (headache): 8 people, 11.11%
  3. Sleep Disorder: 4 people, 5.56%
  4. Pain: 4 people, 5.56%
  5. High Blood Pressure: 3 people, 4.17%
  6. Affective Disorder (mental disorder): 2 people, 2.78%
  7. Headache (pain in head): 2 people, 2.78%
  8. Depression: 2 people, 2.78%
  9. Pain In Extremity: 2 people, 2.78%
  10. Respiratory Disorder (respiratory disease): 2 people, 2.78%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of albuterol:

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on albuterol (the active ingredients of Ventolin) and Ventolin (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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